S 3827 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools

Summary

Prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools for any reason other than certain specified purposes; adds fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators and students for the purpose of securely logging into a digital device for academic and administrative purpose to allowable purposes.

Issues: ✗ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

S3827 → S3827A · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a new exception allowing biometric technology for student fingerprint identification to securely log into digital devices for academic purposes, and to add Senator Fernandez as a co-sponsor. The bill also shows the committee process was completed with favorable reporting from the Internet and Technology Committee before moving to the Education Committee.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include student fingerprint identification for digital device login purposes as an exception to the ban on biometric technology in schools.

ELIGIBILITY

Added fingerprint identification of students for securely logging into digital devices as an exception to the biometric technology ban

Added fingerprint identification of teachers and administrators to the list of permitted biometric uses

SCOPE

Added Senator Fernandez as a co-sponsor alongside the original sponsors

REQUIREMENT

Updated committee process to show favorable report from Internet and Technology Committee before recommitment to Education Committee

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

38–21

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic41

37 Yea 1 Nay 3

90% Yea

R Republican22

1 Yea 20 Nay 1

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3827A

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors